Summary

Over the course of about 3 years, the BCMA has contributed to Coalwood greatly. It all started when one day Sonny was bored so he called up his friends and came up with an idea. He asked what if we could build a rocket, and later that day ended up building one. Of course it only flew about five feet but that didn't stop them. Together they created the BCMA, the Big Creek Missile Agency and continued to build rockets throughout their high school years. As they built rockets they always made improvements to make each rocket better than the last. Rumors spread of the boys doing this. Some people didn't approve of them building rockets, others did everything they could to support them. Over the years the boys have launched their rockets in front of live audiences multiple times. Soon after Sonny had decided to enter into the School Science Fair. Their rocket project had won District, State, and National levels. They became more popular around Coalwood. Complete strangers would recognize them saying "Hey, those are the Rocket Boys!" Thus leading to how they got their name. Summer was approaching and the boys were seniors. They would be going to college soon so they all lit off some final rockets in front of an audience of almost all Coalwood to say their goodbye's and thank you's. In later years Roy Lee became a banker. O'Dell went to insurance and farming while the rest of the pack went into engineering. After engineering for a few years Sonny would later work with Nasa in formulating rockets and helping astronauts all while caring for his loving family in Rocket City, Alabama.